1 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:05,240 Speaker 1: Shoe. 2 00:00:05,320 --> 00:00:08,920 Speaker 2: Otani had a day yesterday. He was dealing, He struck 3 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:11,200 Speaker 2: out the side in the fourth inning, he punched out eight. 4 00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:14,880 Speaker 2: He hit a danger who was his one thousandth career hit, 5 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:18,639 Speaker 2: and it went to center fields Otani style. Now, his 6 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:20,600 Speaker 2: team lost the game five to three, So we'll get 7 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:23,600 Speaker 2: into that as well, but we are again witnessing something 8 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:26,640 Speaker 2: that no one else has done really ever in our sport. 9 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:28,080 Speaker 2: You can go back to Babe Ruth. It was a 10 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:30,160 Speaker 2: little bit of a different style and a different game 11 00:00:30,160 --> 00:00:32,440 Speaker 2: back then. Show Otani is one of a kind. Jack 12 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:35,800 Speaker 2: hairis La times. That's the pleasure of watching Otani often 13 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:37,800 Speaker 2: in person. Jack Ray to have you back on the show. 14 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 2: So how did Otani look? Because I will also mention 15 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:44,199 Speaker 2: that there was some concern from fans about the cramping 16 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:46,959 Speaker 2: that he had, and I think those concerns are dwindling. 17 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, he can still pitch a little bit. 18 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 3: He can still swing the bat pretty hard. I mean, 19 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 3: you know, and even in that game in Cincinnati, like 20 00:00:55,640 --> 00:00:58,040 Speaker 3: he was pitching okay until the fourth inning. It was 21 00:00:58,040 --> 00:01:00,160 Speaker 3: really like the first time all year he's kind to 22 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:02,800 Speaker 3: look human in a way of just like not being 23 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:05,759 Speaker 3: able on one day to physically, you know, get through 24 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 3: a full two way outing. So to see him come 25 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:11,319 Speaker 3: back yesterday and look as dominant as he did on 26 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:13,520 Speaker 3: the mound, continue to look as sharp as he has 27 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:15,640 Speaker 3: coming off a second Tommy John, which I think is 28 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:18,039 Speaker 3: kind of the underrated part of all this is just 29 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:20,240 Speaker 3: how seamlessly he's come back as a pitcher this year, 30 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 3: and then to have another good day at the plate. 31 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:25,000 Speaker 3: He had been struggling a little bit. He'd only been 32 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 3: hitting you know, like two thirty since he started pitching 33 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:31,200 Speaker 3: again back in June. But the last week you've seen 34 00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:33,320 Speaker 3: him get on base a little bit more, You've seen 35 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:35,080 Speaker 3: him come up with some really big hits, and then 36 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 3: you know, obviously the home run he had yesterday put 37 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:39,959 Speaker 3: him in a position to win the game. It was 38 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:43,840 Speaker 3: his thousandth career hit. So for all the little other 39 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 3: things that the Dodgers are still working through right now, 40 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:48,400 Speaker 3: to have that guy playing as well as he is 41 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 3: again probably is the biggest reason for hope that they 42 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:54,480 Speaker 3: have going into these final two months here, that they 43 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:56,080 Speaker 3: can play up to their ceiling in a way that 44 00:01:56,320 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 3: they haven't really done for an extended stretch this season. 45 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:02,640 Speaker 1: Hey Jacks, as a fan, now that I'm on the 46 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 1: side of a fan and now media as well, and 47 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 1: we talk about things like voter for teg, voter fatigue, 48 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:10,959 Speaker 1: and I'm not even talking about the MVP race. Do 49 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:14,320 Speaker 1: the Doddie fans still appreciate how special it is to 50 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 1: watch Shoe Halo tiny on the daily basis now that 51 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 1: he's back on the mount as well. I know last 52 00:02:17,919 --> 00:02:20,239 Speaker 1: year he was incredible as a DH, but to see 53 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:22,919 Speaker 1: what he's doing on both sides, I think sometimes as fans, 54 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:25,640 Speaker 1: you know, we take for granted how special this is. 55 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:28,680 Speaker 1: I mean, it hadn't happened over you know, centuries, you know, 56 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 1: since Babe Ruth. How special you know, is it to 57 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:34,920 Speaker 1: watch him? Do they still appreciate how good he really is? 58 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:35,959 Speaker 2: Yeah? 59 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:38,200 Speaker 3: I think especially just because they're getting to watch him 60 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 3: pitch for the first time since he didn't do it 61 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 3: last year, and to see him, you know, like watching 62 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 3: him pitch is such a it's just a visually kind 63 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:49,679 Speaker 3: of different experience. He throws the ball so hard. He's 64 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 3: such an imposing presence up on the mound. He has 65 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:54,560 Speaker 3: a little bit of a different demeanor, you know, when 66 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 3: he's hitting, he's he kind of playful, you know, waving 67 00:02:57,120 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 3: around it guys, and when he's pitching, he just Dave 68 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:01,839 Speaker 3: Roberts talked about this, you know, just has a little 69 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:04,200 Speaker 3: bit more of an edge out there, like, okay, this 70 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:06,600 Speaker 3: is this is the thing that you know, going all 71 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:08,080 Speaker 3: the way back to when he was coming up like 72 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 3: that's he always kind of looked at himself as a 73 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 3: pitcher first. So I think that's been a cool thing 74 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:15,079 Speaker 3: for fans to get to experience. Obviously in a game 75 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:17,200 Speaker 3: like yesterday where he strikes out eight guys and then 76 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 3: goes to the plate and hits a home run. You know, 77 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:22,160 Speaker 3: for all he did last year, that kind of experience 78 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 3: is a different thing. And I think again has been 79 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:27,680 Speaker 3: one of the cooler parts about this season for the 80 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:30,320 Speaker 3: Dodgers is because when he signed last year, there was 81 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 3: some uncertainty about, Okay, how you know, how long is 82 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:34,400 Speaker 3: it going to take him to go back to being 83 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:36,200 Speaker 3: a two way player? Is he going to be as 84 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 3: good as a pitcher once he does try to return 85 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 3: to it, Can he be you know, as good at 86 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 3: this incredibly difficult role as he was with the Angels, 87 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 3: And so far he has been. And I think it's 88 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 3: been one of the things that Dodger fans have appreciated 89 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:50,560 Speaker 3: most about the season. 90 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:58,200 Speaker 4: Can't be you up, Yeah, I mean we're gonna just 91 00:03:58,200 --> 00:04:00,320 Speaker 4: talk about a talent hit right here, and during break 92 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 4: I was able to get my baseball, my one thousand 93 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 4: hit off my show. This is one of my pride 94 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:07,480 Speaker 4: and joys. But it took me almost ten years to 95 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 4: get it. So there's not really a question here. I 96 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:11,320 Speaker 4: just want to say it makes me sick how good 97 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:13,040 Speaker 4: he is, how quickly he is able to get it. 98 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:15,600 Speaker 4: But my question to you is just being around the team, 99 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:18,520 Speaker 4: watching the team. I know it's a real thing. I've 100 00:04:18,520 --> 00:04:20,279 Speaker 4: been a part of some good teams that have been 101 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 4: to the playoffs every year and really they're playing to 102 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:25,599 Speaker 4: win a World Series. Do you think there's an element 103 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:28,000 Speaker 4: of just a little bit of complacency in the regular 104 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:30,360 Speaker 4: season right now, just you know, kind of count down 105 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:32,640 Speaker 4: the days waiting to get to the regular season. Obviously 106 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 4: they've had some health issues too, but you know, when 107 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:37,479 Speaker 4: you're a team that goes to the playoffs every year, 108 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:40,720 Speaker 4: you know, I don't want to make breaking news here, 109 00:04:40,760 --> 00:04:42,400 Speaker 4: but the regular season to a lot of those guys 110 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:44,800 Speaker 4: is a little bit boring, you know, it's kind of 111 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 4: all practice games until they get to the real season. 112 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:49,160 Speaker 4: Do you get a sense of that at all. 113 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:52,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean that's always been something the Dodgers, as 114 00:04:52,360 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 3: you know, Kevin like, would have to battle over the 115 00:04:54,640 --> 00:04:58,080 Speaker 3: last decade. Now with the run of success that they've had, 116 00:04:58,440 --> 00:05:00,480 Speaker 3: I think especially this year, I mean you look back 117 00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:03,320 Speaker 3: at the last eighteen months for this team. They've had 118 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:07,440 Speaker 3: two international trips to Korea and Japan. They have had 119 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:10,800 Speaker 3: the circus of the media, circus of having Shoheo Tani around, 120 00:05:10,839 --> 00:05:14,400 Speaker 3: and all that's gone into that. They have last year's 121 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:17,640 Speaker 3: you know, World Series run, they have this offseason where 122 00:05:17,640 --> 00:05:19,440 Speaker 3: they spend a bunch of money and there's all this 123 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:21,880 Speaker 3: talk about are they bad for the sport or whatnot? 124 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:24,479 Speaker 3: And yeah, I think what you might be seeing now 125 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:27,760 Speaker 3: is a team that has all of that baggage in 126 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:31,240 Speaker 3: the background, coupled with Max Munsey was hurt and some 127 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:33,600 Speaker 3: of their best hitters were struggling, and you're at that 128 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:36,160 Speaker 3: part of the season where, especially when you're in kind 129 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:40,479 Speaker 3: of an extended slump as a lineup, it's hard to 130 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 3: generate a lot of energy if guys aren't hitting and 131 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:45,000 Speaker 3: you have, you know, key guys that are out injured, 132 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:47,160 Speaker 3: and you're kind of trying to grind through the year. 133 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:49,920 Speaker 3: I think to that end, you know, the impressive part 134 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:51,720 Speaker 3: about what the Dodgers have done so far is keep 135 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:54,520 Speaker 3: themselves in first place, is to overcome some of the 136 00:05:54,560 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 3: injuries and underperformances and just the general grind of the 137 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:00,520 Speaker 3: season and still be in a pretty good spot going 138 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:02,640 Speaker 3: into the last two months. But now they're getting to 139 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:04,159 Speaker 3: the point where they do need to flip the switch 140 00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:06,680 Speaker 3: a little bit, especially as the Padres keep nipping at 141 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:09,200 Speaker 3: their heels, especially as the rest of the NL continues 142 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:11,360 Speaker 3: to play well. I mean, the Dodgers want to win 143 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:13,279 Speaker 3: the division. They want to have a top two seed, 144 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:14,920 Speaker 3: and if they're gonna do that, they're gonna have to 145 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:17,279 Speaker 3: be a lot better over these last two months and 146 00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:20,360 Speaker 3: kind of find that higher gear again like they did, 147 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:21,839 Speaker 3: you know, way back at the start of the season 148 00:06:21,839 --> 00:06:23,040 Speaker 3: when they got off to a hot start. 149 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 2: It's summertime, it's bathing suit time, and it's time to 150 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:31,120 Speaker 2: get a better bathing suit liner. 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Foul. 167 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:29,720 Speaker 1: You talk about flipping the switch, jack, Is there any 168 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:32,040 Speaker 1: chance when we flip that switch and the lights come on, 169 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:34,680 Speaker 1: well we see Mookie Betts and right field. Because I 170 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:37,360 Speaker 1: truly believe you know, Dave Roberts has done this for 171 00:07:37,360 --> 00:07:38,760 Speaker 1: a long time. He is one of my mentors in 172 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:41,120 Speaker 1: San Diego. But I spoke about this the other day 173 00:07:41,160 --> 00:07:44,040 Speaker 1: and started somewhat of a debate. I truly believe if 174 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:46,200 Speaker 1: you want to take some pressure, some mental pressure off 175 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:48,240 Speaker 1: of Mookie bekscause I think it's between the ears. I 176 00:07:48,280 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 1: know physically he went through some things early in the season, 177 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:54,080 Speaker 1: but I just really believe, you know, having going through 178 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:57,680 Speaker 1: going gone through a position change, moving him back to 179 00:07:57,720 --> 00:08:00,640 Speaker 1: right field will really free up some mental and allow 180 00:08:00,720 --> 00:08:03,280 Speaker 1: him to just do something that he's really accustomed to 181 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:05,440 Speaker 1: in the big leagues and go out and just focus 182 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:07,560 Speaker 1: on hitting. Like, what are the chances that you know, 183 00:08:07,600 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 1: when that switch comes back on, we see MOOKI and 184 00:08:10,080 --> 00:08:12,000 Speaker 1: right and not to mention it might make the defense 185 00:08:12,040 --> 00:08:14,240 Speaker 1: better when you put Tao in left. It kind of 186 00:08:14,280 --> 00:08:17,280 Speaker 1: lines everything up in the way that I think defensively, 187 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:20,200 Speaker 1: you know, bodes well for the Dodgers. Yeah. 188 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:22,760 Speaker 3: I mean this has been the big unanswerable question with 189 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:24,880 Speaker 3: Mookie Betts's season and kind of what it means for 190 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:29,400 Speaker 3: the team. He's been pretty adamant that playing shortstop is 191 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:31,960 Speaker 3: not the reason why he has struggled. He points to 192 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:34,439 Speaker 3: the fact that last year he hit really well over 193 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:37,040 Speaker 3: the first half of the season while initially making that switch. 194 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 3: You know, the fact that that at the start of 195 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:40,960 Speaker 3: this season. He got off to a good start his 196 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:43,640 Speaker 3: first couple of weeks while trying to you know, reacclimate 197 00:08:43,679 --> 00:08:46,960 Speaker 3: at the shortstop position at the same time. You know, 198 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:49,280 Speaker 3: the longer this slump has gone on, the harder it 199 00:08:49,360 --> 00:08:52,000 Speaker 3: is to not look at the shortstop things at least 200 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:54,240 Speaker 3: being a factor. And maybe it's not the reason he 201 00:08:54,360 --> 00:08:57,440 Speaker 3: has slumped or did kind of lose his mechanics with 202 00:08:57,480 --> 00:08:59,520 Speaker 3: the swing, but you know it might be something that 203 00:08:59,559 --> 00:09:02,200 Speaker 3: certainly is and helping him get out of it. I 204 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:04,839 Speaker 3: think the challenge this year compared to last year when 205 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:06,760 Speaker 3: they did move him back to right field down the 206 00:09:06,760 --> 00:09:08,920 Speaker 3: stretch and did have him there when they won the 207 00:09:08,920 --> 00:09:12,800 Speaker 3: World Series, is that a the roster it doesn't quite 208 00:09:12,880 --> 00:09:15,839 Speaker 3: line up as well. You know, if you put him 209 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:18,319 Speaker 3: back and right, you probably could move to Oscar to 210 00:09:18,840 --> 00:09:21,160 Speaker 3: the left. You'd have Andy pae Has in center. But 211 00:09:21,200 --> 00:09:23,840 Speaker 3: they've liked the way Michael Confordo's been swinging the bat. 212 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 3: They added another outfielder, and Alex called the trade deadline. 213 00:09:26,960 --> 00:09:29,959 Speaker 3: They certainly haven't operated as if they're planning to move 214 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:32,760 Speaker 3: Mookie Bets back to the outfield at some point. And 215 00:09:32,760 --> 00:09:34,840 Speaker 3: then Mookie Betts has been a lot better shortstop this 216 00:09:34,920 --> 00:09:36,400 Speaker 3: year than he was last year, and I think he 217 00:09:36,440 --> 00:09:39,720 Speaker 3: does take pride in that and in the fact that 218 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:42,559 Speaker 3: you know, he's become, you know, an above league average 219 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:46,600 Speaker 3: player at you know, one of the most demanding positions defensively. 220 00:09:48,320 --> 00:09:50,360 Speaker 3: This is, though, is all kind of part of the 221 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:52,000 Speaker 3: calculus the Dodgers have to weigh. 222 00:09:52,080 --> 00:09:52,200 Speaker 2: Now. 223 00:09:52,280 --> 00:09:54,520 Speaker 3: Dave Roberts has been adamant, like, you know, I don't 224 00:09:54,559 --> 00:09:56,200 Speaker 3: see if I just put him in right field one day, 225 00:09:56,240 --> 00:09:58,560 Speaker 3: he's suddenly going to have three hits and everything's fixed. 226 00:09:58,559 --> 00:10:01,640 Speaker 3: And I do think that whatever the cumulative toll of 227 00:10:01,640 --> 00:10:04,760 Speaker 3: playing shortstop has been, you know, at this point, I 228 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:06,600 Speaker 3: don't know if moving him to the outfield kind of 229 00:10:06,679 --> 00:10:09,200 Speaker 3: undoes all that and fixes it. So I'm not expecting 230 00:10:09,240 --> 00:10:13,320 Speaker 3: him to move. The Dodgers certainly haven't indicated that that's 231 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:15,240 Speaker 3: going to be something. They consider it all. They like 232 00:10:15,280 --> 00:10:19,040 Speaker 3: what he's giving them defensively. They think that there's still 233 00:10:19,160 --> 00:10:21,120 Speaker 3: going to be some production in his back come the 234 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:23,599 Speaker 3: end of the season. You Know, one thing that he 235 00:10:23,640 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 3: did well last year is he didn't finish the season 236 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:27,920 Speaker 3: all that great. The last three weeks. He was really 237 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:30,160 Speaker 3: bad going into the playoffs, but then he got to 238 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:33,000 Speaker 3: October and just kind of wiped the slate clean, focused 239 00:10:33,040 --> 00:10:35,520 Speaker 3: on putting together more competitive at bats, got out of 240 00:10:35,520 --> 00:10:37,240 Speaker 3: his head a little bit about all the mechanics, and 241 00:10:37,280 --> 00:10:39,560 Speaker 3: then had a really nice postseason. That's kind of what 242 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:42,040 Speaker 3: the Dodgers are banking on again, and this time doing 243 00:10:42,080 --> 00:10:43,679 Speaker 3: it probably with him at shortstop. 244 00:10:48,200 --> 00:10:51,080 Speaker 4: Yeah. I want to give my flowers to Will Smith. 245 00:10:51,160 --> 00:10:53,760 Speaker 4: And I guess my question to you is are we 246 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:56,240 Speaker 4: not making a big enough deal of the season he's having. 247 00:10:56,520 --> 00:10:58,800 Speaker 4: I mean, he's on the verge of potentially winning the 248 00:10:58,800 --> 00:11:01,600 Speaker 4: batting title as a catcher. And I don't know the 249 00:11:01,760 --> 00:11:05,079 Speaker 4: historical context. I know it hasn't been done in recent history. 250 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:07,120 Speaker 4: I don't know how many years. But are we not 251 00:11:07,240 --> 00:11:09,960 Speaker 4: making a we? It sounds we like we the media. 252 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:12,040 Speaker 4: I guess I'm part of the media now because I'm 253 00:11:12,080 --> 00:11:15,000 Speaker 4: no longer a player. But we should we be making 254 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:15,839 Speaker 4: a bigger deal of it? 255 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:16,800 Speaker 1: No. 256 00:11:16,920 --> 00:11:18,800 Speaker 3: I mean I made this exact point too well at 257 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:20,400 Speaker 3: the All Star Game because I wrote about how his 258 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:22,640 Speaker 3: season's gone overlooked, and I said, you know, I think 259 00:11:22,679 --> 00:11:25,920 Speaker 3: even from us, we've kind of, you know, missed exactly 260 00:11:25,960 --> 00:11:28,960 Speaker 3: how good you've been this year. Because he has. You know, 261 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:32,040 Speaker 3: this is a guy who, especially the last couple of years, 262 00:11:32,720 --> 00:11:35,200 Speaker 3: was dealing with injuries, did not have very good second 263 00:11:35,240 --> 00:11:38,679 Speaker 3: halfs to the season, and there were some questions about, 264 00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:40,440 Speaker 3: you know, was he going to get back to being 265 00:11:41,160 --> 00:11:44,760 Speaker 3: this top of the line offensive catcher that it looked 266 00:11:44,760 --> 00:11:46,480 Speaker 3: like he was going to be early in his career. 267 00:11:46,880 --> 00:11:49,160 Speaker 3: And this year, you know, it's been pretty simple for him, 268 00:11:49,200 --> 00:11:52,000 Speaker 3: he said, a he's healthy, he's been able to stay 269 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:55,120 Speaker 3: fresh that you know, he's he's kind of teetering right 270 00:11:55,160 --> 00:11:58,080 Speaker 3: on that line of having enough qualified or enough plate 271 00:11:58,120 --> 00:12:00,360 Speaker 3: appearances to be a qualified hitter, because they have been 272 00:12:00,360 --> 00:12:03,280 Speaker 3: managing his workload a little bit more and he's just 273 00:12:03,360 --> 00:12:05,319 Speaker 3: found something with a swing that he said has has 274 00:12:05,360 --> 00:12:08,920 Speaker 3: been repeatable, you know, for for basically the entire season. 275 00:12:09,720 --> 00:12:11,679 Speaker 3: You know, this is a guy who's always had kind 276 00:12:11,679 --> 00:12:15,640 Speaker 3: of a simple, compact, repeatable motion. He struggled getting to 277 00:12:15,720 --> 00:12:17,880 Speaker 3: fastballs the last couple of years while he was dealing 278 00:12:17,880 --> 00:12:20,160 Speaker 3: with some injury stuff. But now that he's healthy again, 279 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:21,920 Speaker 3: you know, he can he can cover all parts of 280 00:12:21,960 --> 00:12:24,199 Speaker 3: the plate so well. He has such a good eye, 281 00:12:25,120 --> 00:12:27,360 Speaker 3: and you know he might he might not hit thirty 282 00:12:27,360 --> 00:12:29,240 Speaker 3: home runs. He's not gonna have a cow Rawley kind 283 00:12:29,240 --> 00:12:31,000 Speaker 3: of season. He's not gonna have a show Heyo Tani 284 00:12:31,080 --> 00:12:32,839 Speaker 3: kind of season in terms of, you know, some of 285 00:12:32,880 --> 00:12:35,120 Speaker 3: the top line numbers, but in terms of someone who's 286 00:12:35,160 --> 00:12:40,280 Speaker 3: been a consistent, productive, top of the line hitter, especially 287 00:12:40,280 --> 00:12:42,760 Speaker 3: for a lineup that lately has needed that kind of 288 00:12:42,800 --> 00:12:45,560 Speaker 3: consistent production. There's a few guys I think that have 289 00:12:45,600 --> 00:12:48,120 Speaker 3: been more valuable to their teams than will Smith, especially 290 00:12:48,120 --> 00:12:50,439 Speaker 3: when you later on when he's done behind the plate 291 00:12:50,480 --> 00:12:53,679 Speaker 3: and managing a pitching staff that's used to forty different 292 00:12:53,679 --> 00:12:56,640 Speaker 3: pitchers this year. So yeah, I think even even within 293 00:12:56,679 --> 00:12:58,520 Speaker 3: the Dodgers this year, you know, he's gone a little 294 00:12:58,520 --> 00:13:00,360 Speaker 3: bit overlooked, but he's gonna be someone at the end 295 00:13:00,360 --> 00:13:02,240 Speaker 3: of the year that yeh'd probably be a surprise if 296 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:04,040 Speaker 3: he doesn't win the batting title right now, and it 297 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:08,000 Speaker 3: is probably going to be getting some MVP votes too. 298 00:13:08,440 --> 00:13:12,000 Speaker 1: You talk about getting some guys back pitching right the 299 00:13:12,080 --> 00:13:13,839 Speaker 1: starting rotation, and I don't know if he's going to 300 00:13:13,880 --> 00:13:17,120 Speaker 1: be a starting role or a bullpen roll. But where's 301 00:13:17,240 --> 00:13:20,480 Speaker 1: Roki Sazaki right now? His his you know, journey back 302 00:13:20,520 --> 00:13:23,080 Speaker 1: to helping the Dodgers, Like you said, trying to win 303 00:13:23,120 --> 00:13:24,280 Speaker 1: another World Series title. 304 00:13:25,320 --> 00:13:28,080 Speaker 3: He's in a throwing program. He's supposed to do a 305 00:13:28,120 --> 00:13:30,280 Speaker 3: three inning live VP at the end of this week, 306 00:13:30,360 --> 00:13:32,679 Speaker 3: after which he could go out on a rehab assignment, 307 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:36,440 Speaker 3: and the hope is that he'll be back as a starter, 308 00:13:36,600 --> 00:13:39,360 Speaker 3: maybe near the end of this month early in September. 309 00:13:39,760 --> 00:13:42,400 Speaker 3: In terms of a longer term role, it's going to 310 00:13:42,440 --> 00:13:46,040 Speaker 3: be open ended. Dave Roberts put it this way, just saying, 311 00:13:46,080 --> 00:13:48,360 Speaker 3: you know, when we go into October, we're going to 312 00:13:48,400 --> 00:13:51,360 Speaker 3: take the thirteen best arms we have. If Roki Sasaki 313 00:13:51,440 --> 00:13:53,600 Speaker 3: is one of them, whether it's to help fill out 314 00:13:53,640 --> 00:13:56,120 Speaker 3: the rotation or maybe serving a bullpen roll, you know, 315 00:13:56,160 --> 00:13:58,120 Speaker 3: he'll be part of that group. And if he's not, 316 00:13:58,200 --> 00:13:59,920 Speaker 3: he won't be And that's gonna be the big question 317 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:03,240 Speaker 3: for Roki. You know, assuming he can come back healthy, 318 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:06,200 Speaker 3: he can get through a rehab assignment without any more setbacks, 319 00:14:06,520 --> 00:14:08,480 Speaker 3: it's how does he look. You know, his fastball was 320 00:14:08,520 --> 00:14:11,720 Speaker 3: only sitting around ninety six at the start of the year. 321 00:14:12,040 --> 00:14:13,680 Speaker 3: That's a pitch that's supposed to be closer to one 322 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:15,520 Speaker 3: hundred and kind of needs to be closer to one 323 00:14:15,600 --> 00:14:18,280 Speaker 3: hundred because it's just a little bit flatter and easier 324 00:14:18,320 --> 00:14:21,280 Speaker 3: to hit, and opponents were able to square it up 325 00:14:21,280 --> 00:14:23,280 Speaker 3: a lot early in the season. You know, can he 326 00:14:23,600 --> 00:14:26,480 Speaker 3: locate his splitter a little bit better. It's a really 327 00:14:26,520 --> 00:14:29,760 Speaker 3: good pitch. It's got you know, you even Dodger teammates 328 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:33,200 Speaker 3: have lotted you know, just how tough it is to 329 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:34,880 Speaker 3: pick up in the box and the kind of movement 330 00:14:34,920 --> 00:14:36,600 Speaker 3: he gets on it. But if he can't throw it 331 00:14:36,640 --> 00:14:39,480 Speaker 3: for strikes, it becomes easier to lay off. And then 332 00:14:39,480 --> 00:14:41,280 Speaker 3: he's tried to add a two seam er two, which 333 00:14:41,280 --> 00:14:43,600 Speaker 3: I think is something that's just an interesting development for 334 00:14:43,640 --> 00:14:46,400 Speaker 3: a guy who clearly at this stage of his career 335 00:14:46,440 --> 00:14:48,880 Speaker 3: is trying to figure out, Okay, how does my stuff 336 00:14:48,880 --> 00:14:51,160 Speaker 3: play in the big leagues? What do I need to 337 00:14:51,200 --> 00:14:53,680 Speaker 3: do to get big league hitters out. He struggled with 338 00:14:53,720 --> 00:14:56,760 Speaker 3: that while being primarily a fastball splitter guy at the 339 00:14:56,800 --> 00:14:58,880 Speaker 3: start of the season, with a few sliders mixed in. 340 00:14:59,160 --> 00:15:00,600 Speaker 3: So I think it's a good sign of growth that 341 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:03,040 Speaker 3: he's willing to embrace, you know, trying out a two 342 00:15:03,080 --> 00:15:05,360 Speaker 3: seam or trying something new and seeing if it gives 343 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:07,600 Speaker 3: him a little bit more success. When he does come 344 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:09,760 Speaker 3: back this year as the Nadyers trying to figure out 345 00:15:09,800 --> 00:15:12,280 Speaker 3: if he's somebody that they can trust in a postseason environment. 346 00:15:13,360 --> 00:15:16,320 Speaker 1: Well, somebody I know they can trust. And I continue 347 00:15:16,320 --> 00:15:18,480 Speaker 1: to say there's no staff for character, but there's also 348 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:22,200 Speaker 1: no staff from Moxie, right. How important it is it, 349 00:15:22,480 --> 00:15:24,720 Speaker 1: you know, and has it been to get Max Munthsy 350 00:15:24,840 --> 00:15:26,600 Speaker 1: back in that lineup? We saw him hit you know, 351 00:15:26,680 --> 00:15:29,840 Speaker 1: two homers Tuesday night and in the struggling lineup. How 352 00:15:30,160 --> 00:15:33,360 Speaker 1: you know, just important is his energy and him being 353 00:15:33,360 --> 00:15:35,160 Speaker 1: that lineup? You know, how much does it mean to 354 00:15:35,160 --> 00:15:35,920 Speaker 1: his Dodgers team? 355 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:38,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean there's obviously everything he does with the 356 00:15:38,640 --> 00:15:41,080 Speaker 3: bat and the ability to work good at bats and 357 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:44,560 Speaker 3: supply some power and get on base and make things happen. 358 00:15:44,600 --> 00:15:46,640 Speaker 3: But you know, Dave Roberts described it as just the 359 00:15:47,080 --> 00:15:50,280 Speaker 3: presence of having him in the lineup, especially with how 360 00:15:50,320 --> 00:15:52,800 Speaker 3: well he was hitting before he got hurt, with what 361 00:15:52,880 --> 00:15:55,360 Speaker 3: he looked like on Tuesday with the two home run game. 362 00:15:55,720 --> 00:15:58,200 Speaker 3: There's something about, especially for a team that's been struggling, 363 00:15:58,680 --> 00:16:01,480 Speaker 3: just knowing that they have that that one extra guy 364 00:16:01,520 --> 00:16:03,440 Speaker 3: in the lineup who can help make something happen, that 365 00:16:03,480 --> 00:16:05,720 Speaker 3: one extra guy that lengthens things out A little bit 366 00:16:05,760 --> 00:16:07,840 Speaker 3: who can deliver a big swing, and then when he does, 367 00:16:08,280 --> 00:16:10,240 Speaker 3: you know, just kind of raise the confidence and the 368 00:16:10,360 --> 00:16:11,920 Speaker 3: energy around the team. And I think that's what you've 369 00:16:11,960 --> 00:16:14,640 Speaker 3: seen from Max Munsey maybe more than any other player 370 00:16:14,720 --> 00:16:17,920 Speaker 3: outside of Shoheo Tani this year, which is when Munsy's 371 00:16:17,920 --> 00:16:20,480 Speaker 3: hot and he's hitting big home runs and he's getting 372 00:16:20,480 --> 00:16:22,760 Speaker 3: on base and he's making things happen, the Dodgers have 373 00:16:22,800 --> 00:16:25,120 Speaker 3: been really good. They were the highest scoring offense in 374 00:16:25,200 --> 00:16:27,600 Speaker 3: baseball before he got hurt, and then they were the 375 00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:30,360 Speaker 3: lowest scoring offense in baseball during the twenty five games 376 00:16:30,360 --> 00:16:33,000 Speaker 3: he missed. That's not all because of him. There are 377 00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:35,640 Speaker 3: some other factors that went into that, other guys struggling 378 00:16:36,000 --> 00:16:38,960 Speaker 3: while he was out. But a stat like that really 379 00:16:39,040 --> 00:16:41,960 Speaker 3: underlines how important he's been, not just with what he's 380 00:16:41,960 --> 00:16:44,280 Speaker 3: been able to produce, but also just the way his 381 00:16:44,440 --> 00:16:46,920 Speaker 3: presence in the lineup can change a little bit what 382 00:16:46,960 --> 00:16:48,560 Speaker 3: the Dodgers are able to do offensively. 383 00:16:49,120 --> 00:16:51,520 Speaker 2: That sounds like a fun case on his side. When 384 00:16:51,560 --> 00:16:54,120 Speaker 2: they have another contract discussion, I think he usually signs 385 00:16:54,160 --> 00:16:56,360 Speaker 2: like the two year extensions, or you could just be like, 386 00:16:56,640 --> 00:16:58,640 Speaker 2: I'm going to play this clip from Jack harris On 387 00:16:58,720 --> 00:17:02,640 Speaker 2: found territory on August seven. Then you guys make the 388 00:17:02,680 --> 00:17:04,600 Speaker 2: offer the way you want to make it, and you know, 389 00:17:04,640 --> 00:17:05,760 Speaker 2: I want to be here, right. 390 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:09,280 Speaker 3: He's picking the wrong year to do this ahead of 391 00:17:09,280 --> 00:17:10,560 Speaker 3: a team option next year. 392 00:17:10,600 --> 00:17:12,359 Speaker 2: I'm afraid that's true. 393 00:17:13,280 --> 00:17:14,680 Speaker 3: It's going to be though. 394 00:17:15,359 --> 00:17:18,520 Speaker 2: Hey they haven't they been doing that. They tack on 395 00:17:18,560 --> 00:17:19,720 Speaker 2: an extra year or two. 396 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:20,320 Speaker 3: Something like that. 397 00:17:21,080 --> 00:17:25,280 Speaker 1: Yep, DoD Dodgs are the one team that I feel 398 00:17:25,280 --> 00:17:28,520 Speaker 1: like I have done some really good faith deals and 399 00:17:28,600 --> 00:17:29,440 Speaker 1: taking care of guys. 400 00:17:30,480 --> 00:17:33,840 Speaker 2: Kershaw. Yeah, Yeah, that's true. 401 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:35,880 Speaker 4: I think it's funny we're sitting here. I think it's 402 00:17:35,880 --> 00:17:38,040 Speaker 4: funny we're sitting here talking about the Dodgers as if 403 00:17:38,119 --> 00:17:40,160 Speaker 4: they're not playing well, where they're not a good team 404 00:17:40,600 --> 00:17:45,080 Speaker 4: still record, and it's just it's just the expectation they've 405 00:17:45,119 --> 00:17:48,480 Speaker 4: created for themselves, the Dodger brand. We expect them to 406 00:17:48,520 --> 00:17:49,080 Speaker 4: never lose. 407 00:17:50,320 --> 00:17:52,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, And I think that is kind of like the 408 00:17:52,560 --> 00:17:54,679 Speaker 3: story of this year so far, as if for all 409 00:17:54,680 --> 00:17:56,880 Speaker 3: that's gone wrong, they are still in a good position here. 410 00:17:57,320 --> 00:17:59,600 Speaker 3: It's just about, you know, can they show that kind 411 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:03,040 Speaker 3: of that higher level version of themselves down the stretch 412 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:04,280 Speaker 3: that they're going to try to defend a world. 413 00:18:04,320 --> 00:18:06,720 Speaker 1: So okay, one last one before you go. Man. With 414 00:18:06,840 --> 00:18:09,800 Speaker 1: that said, what are they hoping the rotation looks like 415 00:18:10,119 --> 00:18:12,359 Speaker 1: going into October? Like, what do they help Dries and 416 00:18:12,400 --> 00:18:15,920 Speaker 1: everything involved? What do they say, best case scenario, this 417 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:18,399 Speaker 1: is our starting rotation going into the playoffs, That's what 418 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:18,959 Speaker 1: I want to know. 419 00:18:19,680 --> 00:18:22,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, in an ideal world, in some order, it's Yamamotos 420 00:18:22,960 --> 00:18:25,880 Speaker 3: Snell Glass now, and then whatever you're getting out of Otani, 421 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:28,040 Speaker 3: which at this point you know, could be five or 422 00:18:28,080 --> 00:18:31,119 Speaker 3: six innings at least one time in a playoff series, 423 00:18:31,160 --> 00:18:32,639 Speaker 3: maybe a couple if you try to put them in 424 00:18:32,640 --> 00:18:34,959 Speaker 3: a Game one and a Game five or something like that. So, 425 00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:38,320 Speaker 3: assuming they stay healthy, I think that's the biggest difference 426 00:18:38,320 --> 00:18:40,200 Speaker 3: about how this team might look the rest of the 427 00:18:40,280 --> 00:18:42,280 Speaker 3: year compared to how it's been up to this point, 428 00:18:42,560 --> 00:18:45,199 Speaker 3: is that the starting pitching should be better, should be healthy, 429 00:18:45,480 --> 00:18:47,480 Speaker 3: should be a lot closer to what they envisioned coming 430 00:18:47,520 --> 00:18:49,600 Speaker 3: into the year. And if they get that, I think 431 00:18:49,600 --> 00:18:51,480 Speaker 3: it takes care of a lot of the other problems 432 00:18:51,480 --> 00:18:55,399 Speaker 3: that they've had. But then again, they've had a lot 433 00:18:55,440 --> 00:18:58,600 Speaker 3: of years the last few seasons where they expected to 434 00:18:58,640 --> 00:19:01,440 Speaker 3: have a certain amount of deductive and trustworthy guys in 435 00:19:01,480 --> 00:19:03,720 Speaker 3: their rotation, and they got to October and didn't. So 436 00:19:04,119 --> 00:19:07,480 Speaker 3: as long as that group stays healthy and productive, I 437 00:19:07,480 --> 00:19:09,160 Speaker 3: think they're going to be okay. And I think they're 438 00:19:09,160 --> 00:19:10,960 Speaker 3: going to look a lot closer to one hundred plus 439 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:13,480 Speaker 3: win team we expected to see this year, but that 440 00:19:13,600 --> 00:19:15,000 Speaker 3: still is a little bit of an if as they 441 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:16,960 Speaker 3: try to navigate these last two months. 442 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:19,840 Speaker 2: That's true. I think they'll have more firepower in October 443 00:19:19,880 --> 00:19:21,719 Speaker 2: from their rotation than they did last year, and they 444 00:19:21,720 --> 00:19:24,280 Speaker 2: did win a World Series last year. Jack, good stuff, 445 00:19:24,280 --> 00:19:26,520 Speaker 2: Thanks for stopping by. Give Jack a follow at by 446 00:19:26,600 --> 00:19:28,879 Speaker 2: Jack Harris on Twitter. Check them out in the La Times. 447 00:19:29,040 --> 00:19:32,359 Speaker 2: Thanks Jack, Thank you guys. Line movement, let's see if 448 00:19:32,359 --> 00:19:36,200 Speaker 2: we can get through two here open to now. Dodgers 449 00:19:36,280 --> 00:19:39,080 Speaker 2: opened at plus four hundred. Now they're at plus two 450 00:19:39,160 --> 00:19:41,879 Speaker 2: fifty to win the World Series. Phillies from plus eleven 451 00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:44,480 Speaker 2: hundred to plus eight hundred, and the Tigers are huge 452 00:19:44,480 --> 00:19:46,879 Speaker 2: movers right now. They're at plus nine hundred to win 453 00:19:46,920 --> 00:19:49,960 Speaker 2: the World Series. They started this season or a little 454 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:54,040 Speaker 2: before that, right when the line opened at plus four thousand. 455 00:19:56,040 --> 00:19:58,920 Speaker 2: A nice little jump there, KP. Tiger's in a better 456 00:19:58,960 --> 00:20:01,800 Speaker 2: spot than what most people thought, including the books. 457 00:20:03,040 --> 00:20:04,719 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean, I don't think they should have been 458 00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:07,040 Speaker 4: you know, plus four thousand after the type of season 459 00:20:07,040 --> 00:20:09,720 Speaker 4: they had, but maybe people thought it was a little 460 00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:12,520 Speaker 4: bit of an unsustainable run they went on at the 461 00:20:12,600 --> 00:20:15,320 Speaker 4: end of the season. But I mean, if you're a 462 00:20:15,400 --> 00:20:17,520 Speaker 4: Tigers fan and you're a betting fan and you saw 463 00:20:17,560 --> 00:20:20,439 Speaker 4: that number early in the year in spring training and 464 00:20:20,440 --> 00:20:21,320 Speaker 4: you took it, good for you. 465 00:20:22,160 --> 00:20:25,000 Speaker 2: That's right, got a shot and biggest liability cam for 466 00:20:25,040 --> 00:20:28,880 Speaker 2: World Series winner with the minute to go here Angels, Giants, Dodgers. 467 00:20:28,920 --> 00:20:31,320 Speaker 2: Now you have to understand what we're talking about here. 468 00:20:31,720 --> 00:20:35,040 Speaker 2: This means Betham jam takes the biggest hit. If the 469 00:20:35,040 --> 00:20:37,320 Speaker 2: Angels in the World Series, Giants, there's some people that 470 00:20:37,359 --> 00:20:40,959 Speaker 2: threw down and got amazing odds, but their odds are 471 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:43,439 Speaker 2: long for a reason. Now with the Dodgers, that's the 472 00:20:43,640 --> 00:20:45,840 Speaker 2: volume of how many people have thrown down on them 473 00:20:45,880 --> 00:20:47,880 Speaker 2: to win the World Series. So that explains how this 474 00:20:47,920 --> 00:20:49,880 Speaker 2: is put together For people that are like, wait, what 475 00:20:49,920 --> 00:20:52,600 Speaker 2: the Angels the Giants. Yeah, there's people going, hey, I'm 476 00:20:52,600 --> 00:20:57,280 Speaker 2: gonna get plus five thousand on this right, absolutely right. 477 00:20:57,320 --> 00:21:00,000 Speaker 1: That's and that for me, those are the smart betters right, 478 00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:01,800 Speaker 1: because a lot of those two you bet the daughters 479 00:21:01,840 --> 00:21:05,040 Speaker 1: is like you know, bet bet attle, bet a little 480 00:21:05,080 --> 00:21:06,840 Speaker 1: to win a little, or bet a lot to win 481 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:10,160 Speaker 1: a little. So yeah, you know, of course, why would 482 00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:11,600 Speaker 1: you not, man, that's how you bet. I'm not a 483 00:21:11,600 --> 00:21:13,280 Speaker 1: gambling man, you know that. You know, you guys are 484 00:21:13,320 --> 00:21:15,280 Speaker 1: still teaching me how to gamble, evenough I'm even though 485 00:21:15,280 --> 00:21:16,520 Speaker 1: I'm up in the money this year. 486 00:21:17,359 --> 00:21:17,919 Speaker 5: Yeah, you know. 487 00:21:18,520 --> 00:21:22,280 Speaker 2: To me, Yeah, for me, I'm not touching that. There's 488 00:21:22,320 --> 00:21:24,600 Speaker 2: a there's a really happy medium there where you can 489 00:21:24,640 --> 00:21:27,720 Speaker 2: find teams like the Phillies, Padres, et cetera. There you go, 490 00:21:27,920 --> 00:21:30,520 Speaker 2: giants and angels, your bolts if you're going there. But 491 00:21:30,560 --> 00:21:33,680 Speaker 2: if yeh, lightning strikes, great for you.